Andrew Harrison (abt. 1686 - abt. 1727)

Born about 1686 in Colonial Virginia

Ancestors

Husband of Margaret Mary (Williamson) Harrison — married 1706 in Westmoreland, Virginia

Husband of Mary (Lovell) Edrington — married about 1718 (to about 1727) in Westmoreland, Colonial Virginia [uncertain]

Descendants

Died about 1727 at about age 41 in Colonial Virginia

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Biography

Andrew Harrison was born about 1680 and married Mary Rozier who was the widow of John Rozier, Jr. They had one child, Joseph Harrison.

The dates are not clear, however, he did marry Mary Lovell and had four more children: Lovell 1719-1760, Ann, Andrew and Alexander. The source book has records of land transactions and Andrew's will as well as quotes from BODIE'S BOOK, p. 226 about Andrew's wife Mary Lovell, 1699 - 1745.

Notes

Andrew HARRISON Jr. - 1780. Son of Andrew HARRISON Sr. - 1778 & Eleanor LONG - 1779. Born 1686. Died ? 1730/1760 in Westmoreland Co., VA. Residence Westmoreland Co. VA. Sources92,1, p. 417.

Andrew Harrison b. ante 1685 d. 1730 was not the son of George Harrison. He may have been a brother as the families were closely associated. It seems certain he was a descendant of John Harrison even if not a son. He married lst Mary Rozier, widow of John Rozier, Jr. decd; Deed of Uses certain negroes to Daniel McCarty May 15, 1715 (Orders p. 267) was made by Andrew Harrison and Mary, his wife, late Mary Rozier, widow and relict of John Rozier (decd). p.417

Md 2nd Mary Lovell b1699 d 1745, dau of Robert Lovell and his wife Ursula Nicholas Lovell. p.417

Considering the times he was appointed by Court to appraise estates he was well known, but he held no public office. His wife Mary Lovell was devised "my old plantation and 160 a that belongs to it" by Robert Redman 1703, her uncle by marriage, and given about 65 a. by her father in 1719 before his death. p. 417

Andrew Harrison left an estate in King George County, but whether it was an inheritance from his father or not is not known. He died in 1730 prior to Feb Court when his Will was probated. Mary Harrison, his wife, was named Executrix, and not long afterward married Christopher Edrington, as a 2nd wife. p. 417

He married Mary LOVELL - daughter of Robert LOVELL Jr - & Ursula NICHOLAS - , 1718 in Westmoreland Co. VA1. Born 1699. Died 1745 in Westmoreland Co. VA. Residence Westmoreland Co. VA. Sources1,p.417.

lst child of 2nd marriage.
1.

They had the following children:

2 i. Lovell HARRISON - 1781
ii. Ann HARRISON - 6918; Died Before 1738. Residence Westmoreland Co. VA. Sources417.

Named Will of her grandfather Robert Lovell 1726 and Will of Joseph Tyler 1737.417

3 iii. Andrew HARRISON - 6919
iv. Alexander HARRISON - 6921; Born Circa 1720. Residence Westmoreland Co; Essex Co VA. Sources417 See Notes.

Probably named Alexander and may be the Alexander Harrison living in Sussex County for sometime prior to 1780.417^[1]

Sources

1. ↑ [1] Rootsweb

• Harrison, A. I., Trails Through Time: Harrison, George, Lenard, Hamby. Baltimore, MD: Gateway Press, 1996, pp. 3 - 7.

• "Virginia Marriages, 1785-1940," database, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:XRZ6-HTT : 5 December 2014), Andrew Harrison in entry for John Ware and Ann Harrison, 25 May 1756; citing Goochland County, Virginia, reference 7; FHL microfilm 31,650.

• Headley, Robert K. Married Well and Often: Marriages of the Northern Neck of Virginia, 1649–1800. Baltimore, MD: Genealogical Publishing Co., 2003, p.168.

"Andrew Harrison and Other Early Harrisons" by Abner Harrison, http://freepages.genealogy.rootsweb.com/~harrisonrep/AbnerH/ANDRTOC.HTM

• Family tree of Eliza Cornelius, using Familysearch.com